Holy Well Cures St Mullins R95XY93

 Holy Well Cures

It is beyond me what happened to the Irish! We queue in the doctor’s clinics for the cure, have shelves full of medications, potions and God knows what when all we have to do is make our way to the Holy well in St Mullins and get the cure for nothing .No waiting lists, no appointments, well maybe go through a few rituals and say your prayers, but no charge. There are reportedly 3,000 holy wells recorded in Ireland more than anywhere else in the world, now that’s why we are the land of Saints and scholars. Pagan and Magic wells were run by the Druids until St Patrick came to convert us all. He blessed the wells and Bobs your uncle ownership changed hands and the heathens were banished. Christian Monks were great sales men and they knew if they outlawed the Pagan wells that locals wouldn’t buy in so they just made the cures holy instead of magic, now that’s Magic. Holy wells were a cure all for all ailments until the local parishes had to claim specific cures for their own well. Sure, you have to do something to keep the crowd coming by being special. Now that’s sales. St Moling’s well has a cure for ulcers which Moling himself suffered from but it also cures eye ailments, warts and the flu, I don’t know about the Asian flu. The catch in getting the cure is you have to duck your head into the cold water three times and say a prayer or in some cases go around and around on your hands and knees. We also have the woman up the Hill with the cure for ringworm and the man with the cure for warts. My brother convinced me to bring two of our children to the man with the cure for the warts, didn’t work for them that’s what you get for not believing.

When the plague arrived in Ireland in 1348 visits to the well really took off with thousands of Irish flocking to St Mullins to be saved from what seemed like certain death. Sure, half the population was wiped out. Today St Moling’s well sees a steady flow of visitors some whom come to be healed, others out of curiosity and many to enjoy the peace and tranquillity. St Mullins is the Mystic centre of Ireland where wells and springs are believed to come from the outer world, the land of Druids and shamans who control the natural forces of the world. Water from the outer world springs into life to fill our wells and rivers that flow to the sea like the Aughavaugh and Barrow River.

Pagan traditions continue today and are mixed up with Christian ones. Offerings of all kinds can be found at most wells, rosary beads rags, cups, pins, coins holy medals.

Bathing in the waters and drinking from this magical source will give the gift healing, wisdom and gift of the gab, sure we are full it!